Daniel 1:3-7
New American Standard Bible 1995
3 Then the king [a]ordered Ashpenaz, the chief of his [b]officials, to bring in some of the sons of Israel, including some of the [c]royal (A)family and of the nobles, 4 youths in whom was (B)no defect, who were good-looking, showing (C)intelligence in every branch of wisdom, endowed with understanding and discerning knowledge, and who had ability for [d]serving in the king’s [e]court; and he ordered him to teach them the [f]literature and (D)language of the (E)Chaldeans. 5 The king appointed for them a daily ration from the (F)king’s choice food and from the wine which he drank, and appointed that they should be [g]educated three years, at the end of which they were to [h](G)enter the king’s personal service. 6 Now among them from the sons of Judah were (H)Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah. 7 Then the commander of the officials assigned new names to them; and to Daniel he assigned the name (I)Belteshazzar, to Hananiah (J)Shadrach, to Mishael (K)Meshach and to Azariah (L)Abed-nego.
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- Daniel 1:3 Or said to
- Daniel 1:3 Or eunuchs, and so throughout the ch
- Daniel 1:3 Lit seed of the
- Daniel 1:4 Lit standing
- Daniel 1:4 Lit palace
- Daniel 1:4 Or writing
- Daniel 1:5 Or reared
- Daniel 1:5 Lit stand before the king
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